Mothering
I don’t understand the term full-time mother. I know that it’s supposed to mean a mother that isn’t working and is taking care of there child(ren) all day. So if you do work, does that make you a part-time parent. I think not. The reason I work is to help provide for my daughter. Everything I do revolves around her. I don’t stop being a mother just because I’m at work and she’s somewhere else. Mothering is always a full-time job, no matter what. So I think there are better terms than full-time mother. Stay-at-home mom is one, and I’m sure there are plenty others.
Working moms and stay-at-home are generally somewhat defensive about their position. Working moms want to make it clear that they are working to help support their children and to give them all the best things in life. Which is a noble thing. Stay-at-home moms want people to know how important what they are doing is and it is one of the most important jobs anyone could ever do. I don’t think there is a right or a wrong here. I would love to be a stay-at-home mom, but we’ll never now how long I’d last at doing it. Quite frankly, I’m not sure anyone could stand that much time with me.
We all play the hand we are dealt. Some of us were dealt better hands than others. Me, I was dealt a complete deck. The cards may all be from different decks, but I can still play poker.
Working moms and stay-at-home are generally somewhat defensive about their position. Working moms want to make it clear that they are working to help support their children and to give them all the best things in life. Which is a noble thing. Stay-at-home moms want people to know how important what they are doing is and it is one of the most important jobs anyone could ever do. I don’t think there is a right or a wrong here. I would love to be a stay-at-home mom, but we’ll never now how long I’d last at doing it. Quite frankly, I’m not sure anyone could stand that much time with me.
We all play the hand we are dealt. Some of us were dealt better hands than others. Me, I was dealt a complete deck. The cards may all be from different decks, but I can still play poker.